Dryer tumbler dryer not drying clothes and not heating up
Hi my tumble dryer drum spins round as mormal with noise but has lost all heat for drying. Please any help would be grateful im in a flat with 2 young children and baby on the way,so need a soloution as cheap as possible? look forward to any replys. Kind Regards Ange

Power from the houseHeating elementThermal fuseWiringPower from the house
Checkto see whether there's power getting to the dryer. Is it plugged in?Check for blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers--your dryer uses twofuses or circuit breakers. The dryer could tumble but not heat if onlyone of the two fuses is blown. If you have circuit breakers, one of thetwo circuit breakers can trip, even if the two for the dryer areconnected.

Heating element
Oftena dryer heating element burns out, but doesn't trip the circuit breakeror blow a fuse. The heating element is simply a long coil of specialwire. You can check it for continuity with an ohm meter. No continuitymeans the element is bad and you need to replace it--electric heatingelements aren't repairable.

Thermal fuse
Onmany dryers, there's a thermal fuse mounted to the exhaust duct insidethe back cover panel. The fuse--which is about an inch long--is usuallyembedded in black resin and mounted in a white plastic housing. If thefuse has blown, you need to replace it. (You can't re-set it.)

Wiring
Acommon problem is for the main wiring connection from the house, at thedryer, to burn and break its connection. Because the dryer can stilltumble with partial power, the connection may be only partiallydefective. You may need to replace both the power cord to the dryer andthe terminal block inside the dryer that the wire is attached to.

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The control unit on the tumble dryer will vary among
different makes and models. The main purpose of the controls is to allow
the user to select the drying cycle. You can choose the time and
temperature setting on most units, while others allow custom settings
such as moisture sensors and end-of-cycle alert signals. The controls
may include a dial or a touch panel and LED screen display. Some tumble
dryers allow you to independently select the appropriate time for the
load you are drying and separate programs for temperature.

Motor

The motor inside the tumble dryer spins the basket to allow
the clothes to tumble while being dried. The tumbling action allows the
air to pass through the clothing to dry them faster. Heating laundry
that is stagnant will likely dry the clothing on the outside while
leaving damp clothing inside the pile. The constant motion, along with
the heat and steam created by heating the clothing, reduces wrinkles.
The motor also powers the fan that delivers the heated air to the basket
of laundry. The heater can be an electrical element or gas powered.

sounds like a broken belt.remove two screws at lint filter .pry top up at front and lid should lift and hinge back.should see belt or mark on center of drum.remove two screws holding front panel from inside cabinet.lift the front panel off two clips on front of unit belt probably laying in bottom.change idler pulley too.hope this helps please rate my solution:)

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOUR DRUM SUPPORT & BEARINGS HAVE GONE, WAS IT SQUEEKING & HAS DRUM DROPPED SLIGHTLY??
IF SO ID SAY THAT IT IS THIS MINE WENT WRONG A FEW MONTHS AGO, SO I TOOK IT TO BITS & IT WAS THE ABOVE PROBLEM, JUST AN IDEA OR YOUR MOTOR HAS PACKED UP, OR YOUR DRUM BELT HAS SNAPPED..

washer dryer and dryer ony machines differ in a huge way. the big diff. is the drums on each are completly different sizes. the conventional dryer has the bigger, giving better air flow and tumble to clothes. the w/d has a smaller drum thus less air flow and less tumble between clothes. the best way to see this effect is remove half the clothes after a wash and then select a drying cycle. u will see that by giving the clothes more room to tumble free of each other rather than tumbling in a large ball will dry them. washer dryers are really only a marketing tool.
(ex main brand engineer)